Analysis Complete

future

/ future /
noun/adjective

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date
Type of:
commodity trade goods goods
Kinds of:
oil future petroleum future soybean future wheat future
noun Sense 2
a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future
Type of:
tense
noun Sense 3
the time yet to come
Opposites:
past past times yesteryear yore
Type of:
time
Kinds of:
kingdom come by-and-by offing tomorrow
adjective Sense 4
yet to be or coming
"some future historian will evaluate him"
Similar:
approaching coming(a) forthcoming upcoming future day early in store(p) prospective(a)
Opposites:
past present(a)
See also:
incoming prospective
adjective satellite Sense 5
effective in or looking toward the future
"he was preparing for future employment opportunities"
Similar:
prospective
adjective Sense 6
a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened
"future auxiliary"
Pertains to:
future tense
Domain:
grammar
Semantic Complexity
75%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
9
Total Relationships
30
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

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commodity trade goods goods oil future petroleum future soybean future wheat future tense time kingdom come by-and-by offing